DEVELOPMENT OF AN EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES LAYOUT SOFTWARE

This paper describes a software developed for educational purposes that integrates most required procedures in design of facilities layout. It can be used to explain the steps that have to be taken in facilities planning process. The input for this program include: history of demand for the products to be manufactured, bill of materials, route sheets, elements of cost, type of layout desired, type of material handling system preferred, inventory policies implemented, and financial status of the company. The output of the program include: production capacity, number of equipment, number of skilled and unskilled labor, production cost of the product, layout of the production, service, and support facilities, size and layout of receiving and shipping, the size and layout of the storage and warehouse, number of material handlers, total area required, total capital invested and/or borrowed, and financial report.